Traffic chaos on M62 as emergency services attend crash

Long delays are expected on the M62 into Friday evening, after a crash on junction 25 near Brighouse brought traffic to a standstill.
By Abbey Maclure
Published 5th Jul 2019, 17:39 BST
Stock motorway picture.Stock motorway picture.
Stock motorway picture.

The emergency services were called to the westbound carriageway between J26 near ChainBar and J25 near Brighouse at around 3pm.

A lane was closed to allow Yorkshire Ambulance to attend the scene.

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The incident caused long queues for around seven miles, adding at least 30 minutes onto journey times between J26 at Bradford and J28 near Leeds.

Highways England say all lanes have now re-opened and the scene is clear, but delays are expected into Friday evening.

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